Suliman Carrim leaves medical facility every day, Madlanga commission hears

Businessman Suliman Carrim at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria on 6 February 2026. Picture: Gallo Images / Frennie Shivambu Geolocation data has shown that businessman Suliman Carrim has spent more time outside a medical institution than in it, despite his reported ill health. This was revealed by evidence leader Adila Hassim before the Madlanga commission at the Brigitte Mabandla Justice College in Pretoria on Friday, 24 July 2026.

According to Hassim, Carrim’s wife confirmed this in an affidavit. “She says I accept that the geo-location data generally reflects my husband’s movements; I do not dispute the accuracy of the data or seek to explain it away. “We’ve explained in the answering affidavit the analysis of the maps and the geolocation data and what they show, and what they show is that almost every single day Mr Carrim leaves the facility.

“And that on most days, he’s out of the facility for at least eight hours, sometimes longer,” she said. Proceedings on Friday focused on arguments from Carrim’s legal team and the commission’s evidence leaders regarding his latest bid to postpone his appearance. The application follows the commission’s second rejection this week of Carrim’s request for in camera proceedings.

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His initial attemptearlier this year was similarly unsuccessful, resulting in him giving evidence publicly over two days in March. Since then, Carrim has not attended multiple scheduled appearances, citing ill health after allegedly suffering aheart attackin April. Hisrepeated absenceshave raised concerns, prompting the commission to subpoena his medical records as well as CCTV footage.

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